Meet our speakers: Patrick Allcorn, Head of Domestic RHI Policy from the DECC

Patrick Allcorn, Head of Domestic RHI Policy from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), will join our panel of experts for the upcoming evening event “RHI: Making the most of Heating Systems” on 18 September. This session explores RHI: the world’s first long-term [...]

Retrofit Insights: perspective for an emerging industry

Between May 2011 and July 2012, the UCL Energy Institute (UCL-Energy), working in partnership with the Institute for Sustainability, undertook a post-occupancy evaluation study on a sample of the projects funded by the Technology Strategy Board’s Retrofit for the Future (Rt4F) programme in London. The core aim of the programme was to reduce the carbon emissions of existing homes by a minimum of 80% (TSB 2009) while providing affordable warmth for the occupants.

The Performance Gap: Causes & Solutions

In 2013 the Green Construction Board Buildings Working Group published an in-depth analysis of the Building Performance Gap. The review outlines many of the market challenges with illustrative case studies highlighting the challenge and solutions for delivering buildings as intended in their design.

CBx Launch

We are delighted to announce the launch of CBx, the public forum for building energy professionals at the cutting-edge of narrowing the performance gap through sharing data, information and best practice.

It’s our mission at CBx to provide the tools to understand and validate energy [...]